Controls Engineer

Join Amazon Data Services, Inc. as a Controls Engineer in Hilliard, Ohio, reporting onsite to support troubleshooting, project management, and maintenance of Building Management Systems (BMS) and Electrical Power Monitoring Systems (EPMS) within AWS data centers. This role offers a competitive annual salary range of USD 111,300 to 186,100, comprehensive benefits, and the chance to contribute to highly critical cloud infrastructure while collaborating across multiple teams.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Basic Life and AD and D insurance
• Option for supplemental life plans
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Mental health support
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Sign-on payments
• Restricted stock units (RSUs)

About the Team

AWS is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and continue to innovate, earning the trust of startups and Global 500 companies alike. We value diverse experiences and support work-life harmony through flexible arrangements. Our affinity groups and ongoing learning events foster inclusion and professional growth, with a culture that emphasizes mentorship and knowledge sharing as you advance in your career.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot control systems in AWS data centers and perform root cause analysis or corrective actions.
• Apply building management and power monitoring fundamentals to manage the scope of BMS and EPMS in operations.
• Train and assist internal customers on design, configuration, validation, installation, commissioning, and operation of BMS and EPMS.
• Provide technical support to operations throughout the data center life cycle.
• Review quarterly BMS and EPMS maintenance results and drive closure on action items.
• Develop scope of work, schedule, budget, and level of effort for BMS and EPMS projects requested by customers.
• Manage scope, schedule, cost, and execution of BMS and EPMS improvement projects in AWS data centers.
• Assist with procurement activities including RFIs/RFPs, vendor responses, proposal review, and purchase orders.
• Participate in the AWS global on-call schedule to provide immediate BMS and EPMS technical support to operational data centers.
• Attend project meetings, coordinate with project leaders, and provide regular status updates to controls and stakeholders.
• Support commissioning activities for controls projects in data centers.
• Review and iterate on the controls sequence of operation and provide feedback to the design team.
• Develop and modify control logic programming and graphical user interfaces.
• Manage multiple stakeholder deliverables and navigate challenging situations.
• Financially manage BMS and EPMS service contracts.
• Conduct frequent local visits to in-operation data centers to troubleshoot, meet customers, and supervise vendor work to ensure alignment with scope, design, SOO, and local codes.

Requirements

• Experience bringing new design concepts through exploration, development, and deployment or mass production.
• Proficiency with MS Excel, Word, and Windows operating systems.
• Experience with power management and power monitoring systems.
• 5+ years of construction management for large, complex projects involving mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) plants.
• 4+ years of general contractor and vendor management experience (RFIs/RFQ responses, bidding, change orders, quality control, submittal tracking) in construction and project execution.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering, or an equivalent engineering science, plus 5+ years of relevant controls experience, OR 10+ years of relevant controls experience in lieu of a degree.
• 5+ years of experience with industrial controls in critical environments (data centers, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, oil and gas, petrochemical, laboratories, power, water, etc.).

Technologies

• BMS
• EPMS
• SCADA
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Windows operating systems